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Joust Between Friends is the ninth episode of the second season of The Golden Girls and the thirty-fourth episode overall. Directed by Terry Hughes, and written by Scott Spencer Gordon, it premiered on NBC-TV on December 6th, 1986.

Summary[]

Dorothy takes a job working with Blanche at the museum and things go well until Dorothy starts keeping secrets from Blanche. Meanwhile, Rose finds a stray dog at the supermarket and tries to find his owner.

Plot[]

Rose return from the Supermarket with a dog and while Blanche and Sophia give her permis to keep it till she finds the owner she needs to vet it from Dorothy. Dorothy returns home unable to get a part-time job as part of a school experiment so Blanche convinces her to work in the Museum with her, after that Rose pleads with Dorothy to keep the dog which she does. After Dorothy gets the job after an interview with Mr. Allen, she is doing well working next to Blanche but Mr. Allen tells Blanche that he's giving Dorothy full control of a banquet which causes Blanche to become extremely jealous.

That night after the dog enters Dorothy's room and after failing to force him out, she admits she used to have dogs but after losing her favorite Wa-Wa she was too heartbroken to love another after realizing she just spoke to a dog, she finds Rose and tells her to get the dog out of her room. After Blanche reveals that she learned Dorothy has taken over the banquet and calls her a backstabber, that next day it's revealed by Dorothy and Mr. Allen that the event is for Blanche herself so Dorothy has promise to keep it secret. After Blanche insults her Dorothy reminds her that she is her best friend and Blanche understanding her hurtful behavior apologizes to Dorothy but is short-lived when Allen appears with a file for the banquet that he gives quickly to Dorothy to hide. Blanche goes back to accusing and leaves threatening to quit.

Later that day Dorothy and Sophia are playing Gin Rummy, Dorothy is still upset about Blanche, Sophia tells her to tell the truth but she can't and when Blanche comes in gives an insult to Dorothy, Sophia tells her the truth and Dorothy confesses it as true. Blanche is sorry, giving Dorothy a cheque with the words "because I was a Big jerk", Dorothy refuses to cash it instead she keep it in case Blanche repeats herself and Blanche will pretend to be surprised at the banquet. Rose comes in telling the girls the dog's owner been found and Dorothy cries admitting she likes dogs and didn't want to get close in case for getting upset but Rose brings some dogs home as well as the girls hug them.[1]

Tall Tales[]

Clinton Avenue Memoirs[]

Dorothy tells the stray dog about the dog she had with Stan, a Schnauzer that her daughter named Wawa.

Cast[]

Main Cast[]

Guest Stars[]

  • Reid Shelton as Mr. Allen
  • Inky as Stray Dog

Notes[]

  • According to Golden Girls Forever, this episode was taped on August 29th, 1986, and Lucille Ball was a member of the live studio audience.

Goofs[]

  • When Rose remarks that Dorothy is up early, a brown lunch bag is visible on the kitchen counter. When Blanche comes in the kitchen, the bag is gone and Dorothy can be seen packing her lunch. In the next shot, the bag is back on the counter.
  • When Blanche is apologizing to Dorothy, you can see the boom mic to the top right hand side of Dorothy.

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Season 1 The EngagementGuess Who's Coming to the WeddingRose the PrudeTransplantThe TriangleOn Golden GirlsThe CompetitionBreak-InBlanche and the Younger ManThe Heart AttackThe Return of Dorothy's ExThe Custody BattleA Little RomanceThat Was No LadyIn a Bed of Rose'sThe Truth Will OutNice and EasyThe OperationSecond MotherhoodAdult EducationThe FluJob HuntingBlind AmbitionsBig DaddyThe Way We Met
Season 2 End of the CurseLadies of the EveningTake Him, He's MineIt's a Miserable LifeIsn't It RomanticBig Daddy's Little LadyFamily AffairVacationJoust Between FriendsLove, Rose'Twas The Nightmare Before ChristmasThe SistersThe Stan Who Came to DinnerThe ActorBefore and AfterAnd Then There Was OneBedtime StoryForgive Me, FatherLong Day's Journey into MarinaraWhose Face is This, Anyway?Dorothy's Prized PupilDiamond in the RoughSon-in-Law DearestTo Catch a NeighborA Piece of CakeEmpty Nests
Season 3 Old FriendsOne for the MoneyBringing Up BabyThe HousekeeperNothing to Fear But Fear ItselfLetter to GorbachevStrange BedfellowsBrotherly LoveA Visit from Little SvenThe AuditThree on a CouchCharlie's BuddyThe ArtistBlanche's Little GirlDorothy's New FriendGrab That DoughMy Brother, My FatherGolden Moments, Part 1Golden Moments, Part 2And Ma Makes ThreeLarceny and Old LaceRose's Big AdventureMixed BlessingsMister TerrificMother's Day
Season 4 Yes, We Have No HavanasThe Days and Nights of Sophia PetrilloThe One That Got AwayYokel HeroBang the Drum, StanleySophia's Wedding, Part 1Sophia's Wedding, Part 2Brother, Can You Spare That JacketScared StraightStan Takes a WifeThe AuctionBlind DateThe Impotence of Being ErnestLove Me TenderValentine's DayTwo Rode TogetherYou Gotta Have HopeFiddler On the RopesTill Death Do We VolleyHigh AnxietyLittle SisterSophia's ChoiceRites of SpringForeign ExchangeWe're Outta Here, Part 1We're Outta Here, Part 2
Season 5 Sick and Tired, Part 1Sick and Tired, Part 2The Accurate ConceptionRose Fights BackLove Under the Big TopDancing in the DarkNot Another MondayThat Old FeelingComedy of ErrorsAll That JazzEbb TideHave Yourself a Very Little ChristmasMary Has a Little LambTriple PlayClinton Avenue MemoirsLike the Beep Beep Beep of the Tom-TomAn Illegitimate Concern72 HoursTwice In a LifetimeSisters and Other StrangersCheatersThe Mangiacavallo Curse Makes a Lousy Wedding PresentAll Bets Are OffThe President's Coming! The President's Coming!, Part 1The President's Coming! The President's Coming!, Part 2
Season 6 Blanche DeliversOnce, In St. OlafIf At Last You Do SucceedSnap Out Of ItWham, Bam, Thank You MammyFeelingsZborn AgainHow Do You Solve a Problem Like Sophia?Mrs. George DevereauxGirls Just Wanna Have Fun... Before They DieStand By Your ManEbbtide's RevengeThe Bloom Is Off the RoseSisters of the BrideMiles to GoThere Goes the Bride, Part 1There Goes the Bride, Part 2Older and WiserMelodramaEven Grandmas Get the BluesWitnessWhat a Difference a Date MakesLove for SaleNever Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home, Part 1Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home, Part 2Henny Penny — Straight, No Chaser
Season 7 Hey, Look Me OverThe Case of the Libertine BelleBeauty and the BeastThat's For Me to KnowWhere's Charlie?Mother LoadDateline: MiamiThe Monkey Show, Part 1The Monkey Show, Part 2Ro$e Love$ Mile$Room SevenFrom Here to the PharmacyThe Pope's RingOld BoyfriendsGoodbye, Mr. GordonThe CommitmentsQuestions and AnswersEbbtide VI: The Wrath of StanJourney to the Center of AttentionA Midwinter Night's Dream, Part 1A Midwinter Night's Dream, Part 2Rose: Portrait of a WomanHome Again, Rose, Part 1Home Again, Rose, Part 2One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest, Part 1One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest, Part 2

References[]

  1. The Golden Girls, Season 2, Episode 9, “Joust Between Friends”. Gordon, Scott Spencer (writer) & Hughes, Terry (director) (December 6, 1986)
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